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Key Research Databases

PsycNET
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PsycNET is an amalgamation of PsycInfo (which is an abstract database of psychological literature from the 1800s to today) and PsycArticles (which offers access to the full-text of APA journals).
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text is a comprehensive nursing and allied health database with thousands of full-text journals, books, dissertations, and other resources. It covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health, and dozens of allied health disciplines. The database also offers Evidence-Based Care Sheets.
MEDLINE
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An index of 4600 biomedical journals produced by the United States National Library of Medicine, covering 1966 to the present. Useful for all medical topics.
SAGE Video
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Cutting-edge pedagogical and research-oriented streaming videos developed in partnership with leading academics, societies, and practitioners. Collections include: Business & Management, Counseling & Psychotherapy, Education, and Psychology.
DSM-5 - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5Â®), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Multidisciplinary resources cover a range of different subject areas. They can be useful when you want to research a topic in depth or if your research overlaps with other subject areas.

SAGE Journals Online
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Access to academic journals for a range of disciplines, including Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.
Taylor & Francis Online
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Online access to all journals from Taylor & Francis and Routledge. The collection includes full text titles in a wide range of science and social science subject areas.
Emerald Insights
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Full articles from 120 business, accounting, marketing, health management, HRM and IS journals and abstracts of articles from many more.
ScienceDirect
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A collection of journals and other publications covering life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences and engineering as well as social sciences, humanities, business and finance.
Sociology Database
Sociology Database covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including relevant titles from related fields such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology and population studies. It includes hundreds of full-text scholarly journals, as well as dissertations and other sources.
Social Science Database
Social Science Database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.